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Whitmore High SchoolJob Reference # EDV/2025/WHS/87691 | Location Porlock Avenue, Harrow, Greater London, HA2 0AD | Contract Type Permanent | Contract Term Part-Time | Salary £21,005.00 Annually (Actual) | Closing Date 9:00am, 15th Sep 2025About this Role

WHITMORE HIGH SCHOOLLEARNING MENTORAre you looking for an innovative and forward thinking school which genuinely invests and develops you? Then come and join us at Whitmore High School where we believe all our exceptional staff contribute to transforming students lives! We are looking for a Learning Mentor who would like to join our dynamic and successful school; someone who would like to be part of a friendly and hard-working team.We encourage applicants from male backgrounds as we are currently underrepresented in this area.Responsibilities

Work with the pastoral teams to identify those students who would benefit most from a Learning Mentor and draw up an action plan for each child identifying the particular support neededDevelop a 1:1 mentoring relationship with students needing particular support, to achieve the goals and targets defined in the action planOffer mentoring support in small groups on specific issuesHave knowledge and appreciation of the range of activities, courses, opportunities and organisations that could be drawn upon to provide extra support for young peopleLiaise with middle schools and colleges to ensure that students who are at serious risk of dropping out of education/training have an identified programme to enhance their engagement in education and school lifeOperate varying levels of intervention depending on the reasons for referralRelate well to a wide range of young people from different ability, ethnic and social backgrounds as well as with teachers and other professionalsCommit to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and the principles and practice of equal opportunitiesCommit to the principles and practice of safeguarding all young peopleWhy work for Whitmore High School?

State of the art building with well-equipped classrooms, excellent resources and modern facilitiesFantastic support from line managers and SLT who will develop you and want to see you succeed in your careerYou’ll be working in a school graded Outstanding in all areas by OFSTEDExceptional and wide ranging CPD opportunitiesStaff Wellbeing group promoting a healthy work-life balance with activities such as weekly staff yoga, on-site massage, weekly fruit, wellbeing garden, book club with free Kindle loan for staffFree annual flu jabFree use of the on-site gymOFSTED graded the school in March 2025 as Outstanding in all areas and noted that pupils achieve particularly well due to the ambitious curriculum; pupils are highly engaged, well behaved and make excellent progress. Full details of the post, application form and more information on our school can be viewed on our website: www.whitmore.harrow.sch.ukWe reserve the right to interview early for this post should a suitable candidate applyWhitmore High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people; all staff are expected to share this commitment. A copy of our child protection policy can be found on the school website. All appointments are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and pre-employment checks. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, this post is listed as an exempted employment. You therefore need to reveal all spent convictions during the recruitment and vetting process.Contact Details

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